1 week agoLambeth A crime scene remains on the Angell Town Estate in Brixton after a 27-year-old man was shot dead last night. Met Police say at 8:57pm they were called to reports of a shooting in Ferrey Mews, SW9. Two people were found suffering with gunshot wounds
Children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the UK's four chief medical officers have said
A man has died after a house fire in the Clooney Terrace area of Derry/Londonderry yesterday. Police are conducting enquiries into the incident. At this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious
The occupant of a house in Co Antrim has suffered facial injuries after two men, one armed with a suspected firearm, forced their way into his property
1 week agoInsulate Britain started blocking M25 junctions at 8am. More than an hour on there's a number of police here but still no arrests
There is "no specific threat" to Cop26 in Glasgow over terrorist attacks, the officer in charge of armed policing for Police Scotland has said
The Director General of MI5 tells @BBCr4today "there is no doubt" recent events in Afghanistan will have "heartened and emboldened" a number of Islamist extremists
2 week agoA massive industrial fire has broken out in Kidderminster, England - police warn residents to avoid the area
2 week agoDay ahead UK electricity prices climb to a record high of £277 per MWh (that's more than €300 per MWh). Again, wind is generating very, very little. Gas is super pricey. CO2 too. Coal is fired-up
2 week agoHMS Queen Elizabeth, USS America & USS Carl Vinson sailing together in the Pacific
2 week agoA U.S. B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies alongside @usairforce F-15s and @RoyalAirForce Eurofighter Typhoons during a training mission over the NorthSea. Missions like this help mitigate security risks within the European theater and build relationships with our @NATO Allies
U.K. PM Boris Johnson hikes taxes on workers, businesses and shareholders to help rescue the National Health Service from soaring backlogs and reform the "broken" social care system
2 week agoAnd @HMS_Spey deploying from @HMNBPortsmouth today for the Indo Pacific
UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Afghanistan due to 'extremely volatile' security situation
Metropolitan Police Events:A number of protesters have become violent towards police. Four of our officers have been injured during clashes. This is unacceptable. We remain on scene
3 week agoTensions rise outside government building Canary Wharf
Metropolitan Police Events:We have officers attending a demonstration outside a commercial building on Cabot Square in Canary Wharf. A number of officers are on scene, guarding the entrance to the building
Metropolitan Police Events:Officers also continue to attend a demonstration by separate group in Canary Wharf along Bank Street. Arrests have been made and units remain on scene
UK parliament's @CommonsForeign has launched an inquiry into UK policy on Afghanistan. It will examine @FCDOGovUK role in evacuation & in planning response to Taliban takeover. It will also look at broader implications for UK foreign policy, including UK-US ties
JCB to create 100 new jobs at its Staffordshire factories as global demand continues to soar. So far this year, the British manufacturer has recruited 1,350 new employees and handed permanent contracts to 1,000 agency workers
Metropolitan Police Events:The group have left Paternoster Square and are moving off in the direction of Cheapside in the City of London. We continue to monitor the situation and remain on scene
Raab says he has visited the compound in Doha where Afghan refugees have told him "heart-rending stories" about their flight. Foreign Sec said it "reminded me of my father who came to the UK aged 6"
Dominic Raab: The intelligence assessment ruled out the fall of Kabul to the Taliban this year
Raab: Preparations for a military withdrawal from Afghanistan began last April
The drone that flew over Leeuwarden on Wednesday was piloted by a pilot from the United Kingdom and controlled by the Dutch Military Air Traffic Control Center
West Midlands Police:ARREST We've arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal hit-and-run in Digbeth last Sunday (29 August). Ghulam Nabi, aged 61, was walking along the pavement when he was struck by a car.
Downing Street says the Prime Minister's Special Representative for Afghan Transition is meeting in Doha with senior Taliban representatives to "underline the importance of safe passage out of Afghanistan for British nationals, and those Afghans who have worked with us"
Metropolitan Police Events:A number of arrests were made. In the footage you can see, four officers are seen carrying a suspect to a nearby police vehicle. Activists use the "go floppy" tactic to further delay and frustrate our efforts. Using four officers is the safest and calmest way to detain someone
Metropolitan Police Events:In addition to the caravan blocking Tower Bridge & the blue van blocking the approach on Mansell Street, protesters also lay down on the junction to Tower Bridge. They used devices such as this to frustrate the removal efforts. Again, we have the tools to remove these lock-ons
UN Security Council adopts British-French draft resolution on Afghanistan
